Month: November 2011

Important information regarding the Pro Bono/Community Service requirement!

Attention Students! Please note the Certification of Supervisor form you are required to submit for reporting your Community Service and Pro Bono Hours has been changed. The updated form is located here: http://www.uakron.edu/law/community/2011.11.23CertificationofSupervisorv4.0.pdf. Now each time you submit a Certification of Supervisor form, we ask that you take a few moments to reflect on your volunteer experience and tell us what you most enjoyed about your experience and how it could have been better. We appreciate your feedback!

Also, please remember that all hours completed during the fall semester must be reported by the last business day of January which is Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Thank you.

Washington, D.C. law firm seeks 2nd and 3rd year students wth technical backgrounds – submit resume to CPPO

Resume Collection – Sughrue Mion, PLLC – Washington, D.C.
2L, 3L Students with at least a 3.0 GPA; Technical Background (IP, Trademark, Patent) Required.  Law Review and/or Mock Trial preferred. 

Position Description:  Sughrue Mion is hiring for the positions of Patent Associate and Patent Summer Associate.  Candidates MUST possess degrees of scientific or engineering nature.  It is an absolute requirement that all candidates be eligible  to sit for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Bar examination.  Candidates that do not meet this requirement should NOT apply.  Candidates without degrees in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biotech, etc. will not be considered.         

 Please submit a resume to jeanne2@uakron.edu no later than January 30, 2012 at 12:00 Noon. Do not contact the firm directly.

Admissions – Volunteers Needed

The Admissions Office is seeking law students to assist with our January Open House on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Volunteers are requested as follows:

Check-In and Welcome – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: One or two students are needed to assist with check-in of our guests. This will involve distributing information packets, shaking hands, smiling, and being friendly.

Student/Alumni Panel – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: A mix of full-time and part-time students is needed for a 30-minute panel discussion about life as a law student. Most of the people in attendance at this event will be applying for admission to the fall 2012 entering class, so their level of familiarity with law school will likely be fairly low. This panel is about the basics – how much do you study per week, where do you live, how does law school affect your relationship with your wife/husband/family, what you like about law school, what you don’t like, etc. Each panelist will have 3-5 minutes to speak individually, and there will be approximately 5-10 minutes for questions from the audience.

Building Tours – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Several students are needed to guide 20-30 minute building tours. If you have never given a tour of the building before, don’t worry – I will provide you with notes to help you.

If you are available to help, please e-mail Ivy Washington-Marshall ’09(ikw1@uakron.edu) at your earliest opportunity.

The Admissions Office has historically received a tremendous amount of support from the student body for our events. Your continued assistance is extremely important in making these open houses successful. Thank you so much for your help, and we appreciate your support!

 

United States Magistrate Judge Kathleen Burke seeks extern for spring 2012 semester

The Honorable Kathleen B.  Burke, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (in Akron), would like to hire a 2nd or 3rd year law student as an UNPAID extern for the spring 2012 semester. Must be in the top 25% of your class.  This position is unpaid, but is a great opportunity to work for a federal magistrate judge. Interested students must e-mail Professor Gary Spring (gspring@uakron.edu) ASAP in the Law School Legal Clinic. For further information about Magistrate Burke, see http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/assets/Rules_and_Orders/General_Orders/2011-18.pdf  or

http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/home/judges/magistrate-judge-kathleen-b-burke/

Legal Defender office of Summit County seeks legal interns – Deadline is December 10

Akron, OH – Legal Intern – Legal Defender Office of Summit County, OH, Inc.
AkronLawJobs Job No. 2981 – The Legal Defender’s Office of Summit County is seeking one or two law students to work part time (12 to 20 hours per week during the school year). MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A LEGAL INTERN CERTIFICATE AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER. Please refer to the following website to see the requirements for an Intern Certificate: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/interns/default.asp. These are paid positions. Interested students should submit a cover letter, resume and references by mail or email to:
Patti M. Schachter, Esq.
Legal Defender Office of Summit County, OH, Inc.
One Cascade Plaza, Suite 1940
Akron, OH 44308
pmschachter@yahoo.com

Deadline:  December 10, 2011